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Marian Van Tuyl

Title
Marian Van Tuyl [electronic resource]
Publication
1934-1950s.

Available Online

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Van Tuyl, Marian, 1906 or 1907-1987
  • Heisey, Ruth Ann
  • Lauer, Eleanor
  • Davis, Alice
  • Mills College. Dance Dept.
  • University of Chicago.
  • San Francisco Dance League.
Description
1 streaming video file of 3 (NTSC) (59 min.) : si., col. and b&w.
Note
  • Compilation of motion pictures documenting the works of the modern dancer/choreographer Marian Van Tuyl, particularly those created at the University of Chicago and Mills College during the 1930s and 1940s.
  • Choreography/costumes: Marian Van Tuyl (except where otherwise noted).
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Contents
CONTENTS. - Reel 1: In the clearing #1 (b&w with brief color footage at end). University of Chicago, 1936. Danced by Marian Van Tuyl, Eleanor Lauer, Alice Davis, and Ruth Ann Heisey. Part of middle of dance is missing.--In the clearing #2 (color). Mills College, 1947 (restaging of 1936 choreography). Danced by Marian Van Tuyl concert group. Ending is missing.--Chaconne [Fanfare] (color). Mills College, 1939. Danced by Van Tuyl and concert group.--Two archaic dances: Triumphant figure and Epilogue to victory (b&w). University of Chicago, 1936-1937. Danced by Van Tuyl (soloist) and trio. Brief shot at end of Van Tuyl teaching Epilogue.--Out of one happening: Final dance (color). Mills College, 1938. Danced by Van Tuyl and concert group. Ending is missing.--Fads and fancies in the academy: A gentle satire on progressive education (b&w and color). Mills College, summer 1940. Scenery/costumes: Chicago School of Design (New Bauhaus), directed by L. Moholy-Nagy with Gyorgy Kepes. Danced by Van Tuyl and concert group.--Cortège (color). Mills College, 1942. Danced by Van Tuyl and concert group.--Entertainment piece (color). Mills College, 1942-1943. Danced by Van Tuyl, Lauer, and Heisey.--In time of waiting: Entrance into limbo, Transition ritual, Immediate destiny (color). San Francisco, 1947. Scenery: Claire Falkenstein. Danced by members of the San Francisco Dance League.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 9921
OCLC
NYPY906009039-F
Title
Marian Van Tuyl [electronic resource]
Imprint
1934-1950s.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-2082 cassette 1.
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Local Subject
Motion pictures. Marian Van Tuyl.
Added Author
Van Tuyl, Marian, 1906 or 1907-1987, choreographer. cst, dancer.
Heisey, Ruth Ann, dancer.
Lauer, Eleanor, dancer.
Davis, Alice, dancer.
Mills College. Dance Dept.
University of Chicago.
San Francisco Dance League.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 9921
*MGZIC 9-2082 cassette 1 (former)
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